<div dir="auto">Well, the booster was rebuilt about a year ago and it worked fine on my first drive. On the second day I took it to get a front end alignment and it was fine on the way over. While the mechanic had the car on the machine he had device clamped on the steering wheel that kept the brake pedal pushed down. It was like that for over an hour and I think that probably caused the booster to stick. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I am in the process of moving, so when I get settled I'll tear into to see if I can fix. But I'm not going anywhere without the bypass line.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">By the way, I had a hard time finding a shop that would do the alignment. I was finally referred to a shop that mostly works on JDM stuff. I told the guy what I needed and he said "no problem". He has a brand new Hunter alignment machine. It has the Tiger specs loaded in it's computer and even shows pictures of the a arms and where to put the shims. Cool machine.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks,</div><div dir="auto">Joe</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 18, 2020, 11:21 AM Will Seay <<a href="mailto:Tigers@embarqmail.com">Tigers@embarqmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Joe,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">This probably isn't the cause of your problem but I thought I would mention it just in case. If your booster has just undergone a rebuild by you or someone else it may have been reassembled incorrectly. Ask me how I know. There's a horseshoe-shaped piece, made of spring steel, that acts as a spring to the two valves in the booster. It's shown (poorly) in edge-view in Figure 10 of the workshop manual as item no. 30 - "Valve springs". If it is installed upside down, the valves will not close as they should and the brakes will lock up after one application.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Good luck</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Will - 382001570 <br><a href="mailto:Tigers@embarqmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tigers@embarqmail.com</a></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 9:56 AM Ron Fraser <<a href="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rfraser@bluefrog.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Joe <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Just a couple of notes about this – things you have probably already done.<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:0.75in"><u></u><span>1<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>bled the brakes again<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:0.75in"><u></u><span>2<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>check to make sure the weight of the brake pedal is not activating the booster – I had a poor pedal return spring that caused this problem<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">fittings - <a href="https://www.sherco-auto.com/brake-fuel-line-fittings-and-steel-brake-line.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.sherco-auto.com/brake-fuel-line-fittings-and-steel-brake-line.html</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">brake fittings and much more<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ron Fraser<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joe Brown<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 17, 2020 5:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tigers Den <<a href="mailto:Tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tigers@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Booster Issue<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I finally finished my Tiger enough to take it for a test drive. First drive was good, so I went for a longer drive and the brakes locked up. Seems to be a classic issue where the booster sticks. I can crack open the output line and the pressure releases the brakes. But they lock up again when I apply the brakes again. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">So, I am trying to make a line to bypass the booster but I'm having trouble finding the female fittings that will mate up with the lines that go to the booster. Does anybody know where to get them or what they are called? The female threaded part appears to be 3/8"-14 and I think the tubing that goes into it is 3/16" with a bubble flare. I have plenty of tubing, I just need the fittings. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Joe Brown<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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